Jordan’s eldest sister joined Texas officials this week to honor the first Black woman to be elected state senator — an orator and a trailblazer for racial equality. Famed Texas Senator Barbara Jordan has been honored with a memorial stretch of highway near Texas State University. The Barbara Jordan Memorial Parkway was dedicated on March 8…
Source: Angel Edwards / iOne Digital The political strength of students at HBCUs has created change for decades in this country. From the movements of the 1960s to the evolution of progressive culture today, college-aged individuals have been one of the main groups energizing the fight for equality. In Selma, Alabama, Bethune Cookman student Angel…
The second season of the hit Shondaland show follows Lord Anthony Bridgerton, reuniting viewers with the period drama they fell in love with last year. Get ready to reunite with Lady Whistledown! The second season of Bridgerton is just weeks away, and Netflix has dropped an official trailer for the highly anticipated installment following Lord…
Source: Getty Images / Getty As if a Black bank teller calling the police on an award-winning movie director out of apparent implicit bias wasn’t bad enough, what’s seemingly being lost in the larger conversation is how she just happens to be employed by a financial institution with a documented history of racist treatment toward…
Harris expressed outrage over the bombing Wednesday of the maternity hospital and scenes of bloodied pregnant women. WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday embraced calls for an international war crimes investigation of Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, citing the “atrocities” of bombing civilians, including a maternity hospital. Speaking alongside Polish…
OPINION: You don’t need to care about Randy’s, which closed down last month, but you should because it is a friendly reminder to keep supporting Black businesses wherever you are. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Since the beginning of the pandemic, most…
Comedian and media mogul Steve Harvey has built a powerful career in entertainment, crossing industries and mediums and spanning over four decades. Fans have watched his growth since Def Comedy Jam, tuned into his hit ’90s sitcom “The Steve Harvey Show” and have lined up for every game show, talk show, radio show, clothing line, best-selling book,…
The incident occurred in January when Coogler entered a Bank of America branch in Atlanta wearing sunglasses and a COVID-19 mask, requesting a legal transaction. Superstar director Ryan Coogler was briefly detained and handcuffed at his own bank after attempting to withdraw $12,000 from his account. According to TMZ, the incident occurred in January when Coogler…
Black internet memes have developed a life of their own, and as Afro-surrealist artist Alim Smith, 31, says, popular Black memes embody unspoken language the Black community can easily understand. “Somebody outside the culture could see these same pictures and just see pictures, but we can tell a whole story with that stuff, and it’s…
Source: Aigné Taylor / iOne Digital The political power of students at HBCUs has been a catalyst of change for decades in this country. From the movements of the 1960s to the evolution of progressive culture today, college-aged individuals have been one of the main groups energizing the quest for change. This week in Selma,…
